DataView() constructor

The DataView() constructor creates DataView objects.

Try it

// Create an ArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);

// Create a couple of views
const view1 = new DataView(buffer);
const view2 = new DataView(buffer, 12, 4); // From byte 12 for the next 4 bytes
view1.setInt8(12, 42); // Put 42 in slot 12

console.log(view2.getInt8(0));
// Expected output: 42

Syntax

js
new DataView(buffer)
new DataView(buffer, byteOffset)
new DataView(buffer, byteOffset, byteLength)

Note: DataView() can only be constructed with new. Attempting to call it without new throws a TypeError.

Parameters

buffer

An existing ArrayBuffer or SharedArrayBuffer to use as the storage backing the new DataView object.

byteOffset Optional

The offset, in bytes, to the first byte in the above buffer for the new view to reference. If unspecified, the buffer view starts with the first byte.

byteLength Optional

The number of elements in the byte array. If unspecified, the view's length will match the buffer's length.

Return value

A new DataView object representing the specified data buffer.

Exceptions

RangeError

Thrown if the byteOffset or byteLength parameter values result in the view extending past the end of the buffer. In other words, byteOffset + byteLength > buffer.byteLength.

Examples

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Using DataView

js
const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(16);
const view = new DataView(buffer, 0);

view.setInt16(1, 42);
view.getInt16(1); // 42

Specifications

See also